Hundreds Evacuated in New Haven After Gas Odor
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 | Updated 4:11 PM EDT
Lynn Sferrazza, NBC Connecticut
Hundreds have been evacuated from a building in New Haven.
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Hundreds of people were evacuated from residences at the 9th Square apartment building in New Haven as the New Haven Fire Department investigated a gas odor.
Officials said a valve was left open at a nearby restaurant.
There are 188 units in the apartment building and residents were evacuated around 9 a.m. The evacuation lasted for about two hours.
The streets surrounding the building, located at 44 Orange St., were blocked off for the investigation.
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